Small Shipyards Grants

The summary for the Small Shipyards Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Small Shipyards Grants
	CFDA Number:	20.814
	CFDA Description:	Assistance to Small Shipyards. , Maritime Administration
	Federal Agency Name:	Maritime Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Assistance to Small Shipyards for capital improvements and related infrastructure improvements
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DTMA1G0001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 05, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 05, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 2009
	Archive Date:	May 20, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$98,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$98,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants - The statutes referenced above provide that shipyards can apply for grants. The shipyard facility for which a grant is sought must be in a single geographical location, located in or near a maritime community and may not have more than 1200 production employees.
Grant Description: Small Shipyard Grants Section 3508 of the National Defense Authorizaton Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub L. 110-417) and the section entitled "Suplemental Act, 2009, provide that the Maritime Adminisrttion shall establish an assistance program for small shipyards. Under this program, there is currently an aggregate of $98,000,000 available for grants for capital improvements, and related infrastructure improvements at qualified shipyards that will be effective in fostering efficiency, competititve operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/small_shipyard_grants/small_shipyard_grants.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Jean E. McKeever Associate Administrator for Business Phone 202-366-5737

Small Shipyard Grants [jean.mckeever@dot.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program